पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 3188 BCE

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🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3130
Śaka Saṁvat: -3265
Bengali Saṁvat: -3780
Malayalam Era: -4011
Nanakshahi: -4656
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra111.08°KarkaĀśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala246.89°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha286.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra225.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani29.55°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:31 – 15:54
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:07
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:10 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:33 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:57 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:31 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:54 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:18 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:54 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:31 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:57 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:33 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-85
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-31138.73
Julian Day557326.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.96°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-48.5938°), declination -15.29°, EoT 14.44 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed at: 2026-05-14T10:00:07.446Z